Today students will learn aboutcause and effect.Students will learn the comprehension strategy“Cause and Effect”. Paying attention to what happensand why things happen. By paying attention to whathappens (the effect) and why it happened (the cause),it is easier to understand and remember theinformation in a story. In the activity provided, studentswill draw and write about the causes and effects thatwe read about today.

There is also a fun activity where students can maketheir own card game and taco slime.

DRAGONS LOVETACOSBY ADAM RUBIN

CAUSE

DRAGONS LOVE TACOS CAUSE AND EFFECT CHARTIn the boxes below, draw and write about the causes and effects from the book "Dragons Love Tacos".In the last boxes, write and draw about a cause and the effect from your own life.

EFFECT

Happens firstTells us "why" something happensExample: Rain causes rainbows

If dragons eat spicy salsa on their tacos...

If dragons burn down your house...

Happens after the causeTells us "what" happenedExample: Rainbows are the effect of rain

My dragon is...

THIS IS MY DRAGON!

DESCRIBE YOUR DRAGON GAMEStudents take turns describing a dragon, while other students or family members take turns trying toidentify the dragon described.

My dragon has...

Like the card game "Go Fish!" print two copies of cards below and cut out around edges. Students aredealt cards from 16 card deck. Then take turns asking other students or family members questions tomatch their cards. When any player matches two cards with the same dragon, it forms a pair, and thecards must be placed face up in front of that player. When all sets of cards have been laid down, thegame ends. The player with the most pairs wins.

GO DRAGON (FISH) CARD GAME

HOW TO MAKE SALSA SLIME:1. Measure out 1/2 cup of clear school glue into a bowl.2. Stir in 1/2 cup of warm water.3. Add a few drops of red food coloring and as much red and green glitter as your little heart desires andmix well.4. Add 1/2 tsp of baking soda and stir.5. Let your little one practice their scissor skills by cutting skinny strips of craft foam into tiny littlerectangles. These will be the tomatoes, peppers and onions. Sprinkle them into the mixture and stir. Youcan always fold in more foam squares later to make it chunkier.6. Here is where your slime comes together. Add 1 tbsp of saline solution or contact lens solution. It mustcontain Sodium Borate and/or Boric Acid, or you will end up with a massive slime fail. Stir the mixturewell and it will start to stick more to the spatula and separate from the sides of the bowl. If your slime isstill pretty sticky, you can add a few more drops of saline solution.

INGREDIENTS:• Dragons Love Tacos BOOK• 1/2 cup Clear School Glue• Food Coloring• 1 tbsp Saline Solution (must contain Sodium Borateor Boric Acid)• 1/2 tsp Baking Soda• Craft Foam (Red, Green +White)• Glitter (Red + Green• 1/2 cup Water• Rubber Spatula, Bowl, Scissors +Measuring Spoons

MAKE DRAGON’S LOVE TACOS SALSA SLIME

Slime is a fun sensory activity for children to play with. Really young children can appreciate the interestingtexture of the slime. You can introduce vocabulary to describe how something feels; like sticky, squishy orstretchy. You can introduce the colors red, green and white and identify the square or rectangle shapes within theslime.

For older children, get them involved in making of the slime. The measuring of ingredients and observation of thechemical reactions teach early mathematic and scientific processes.Store your salsa slime in a sealed container, ziploc bag or an empty jar with TOTALLY MILD SALSA LABELPRINTABLE BELOW:

SALSA SLIME ACTIVITIES & TIPS

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